CALENDAR

By FLORENCE FABRICANT

Published: March 22, 2006

Belgian Flavors and Art

A tasting of Belgian beers and food will be held on Friday from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, where works by a Belgian artist, Didier Mahieu, are shown. Tickets for the event, $87, are available through Ale Street News at www.alestreetnews.com.

The History of Tea

Francine Segan, a food historian, will discuss tea history and Japanese tea ceremonies at the 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue (92nd Street), on Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $25: (212) 415-5500 or www.92Y.org.

Understanding Portugal

A dinner of Portuguese specialties, with an explanation by the chef Luis Caserio, will be held on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Alfama, 551 Hudson Street (Perry Street) to benefit the American Institute of Wine and Food. The cost is $65 for members, $75 for nonmembers: (718) 229-6565.

Japanese Single Malts

A tasting of three single malt Japanese whiskies made by Suntory will be held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at En Japanese Brasserie, 435 Hudson Street (Leroy Street). The cost is $50 including 10 small plates of food: (212) 647-9196.

Sephardic Passover Dishes

A class on Sephardic dishes for Passover will be held on April 3 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue (76th Street); $75 for members, $85 for nonmembers: (646) 505-5708.

Another Sephardic Passover class will be held on April 9 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Institute of Culinary Education, 50 West 23rd Street. The cost is $95: (212) 847-0770. FLORENCE FABRICANT